The stand-off is over, but with prime minister Viktor Orbán’s campaign against CEU founder George Soros heating up and the Commission pursuing its legal case against Hungary’s law on foreign NGOs, a deal may still be in doubt
New details of how the EIC will operate are included in EU draft plan, which sets out proposals for research in nanotechnologies, materials, biotechnology and manufacturing from 2018 - 2020
The Commission’s draft plan for ICT research includes money for a “human-centric” internet that speaks your language, and for joint EU-US work on artificial intelligence and augmented and virtual reality
There was applause for the speech, but the early signs are that implementing the president’s sweeping and idealistic vision for Europe’s future technological development will face opposition
French President looks to science, technology and education to revive Europe – and gives a political boost to Moedas proposal for a new innovation council
Alternative for Germany’s wins in the general election could further fuel funding wars in Brussels, as EU hurries to set its next long-term budget. The prospect of securing more funding for research is dimmed
As WHO warns the antibiotics pipeline does not address the threat of bacterial resistance, the EU must step up and do more to galvanise R&D, accelerate innovation and help shape a coordinated global response to the impending crisis
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